Parotocinclus halbothi

Parotocinclus halbothi[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Trombetas River basin in Brazil, as well as the Maroni basin in Suriname. The type locality of the species is a shallow, clear, unvegetated stream with a mixed substrate composed of gravel, sand, and leaf litter, though the fish is reported to be most frequently seen in portions of the stream with a gravel substrate. This species is noted to coexist with a variety of other fishes in its environment, including the genera Aequidens, Apistogramma, Bryconops, Callichthys, Copella, Erythrinus, Gymnorhamphichthys, Helogenes, Hoplias, Laimosemion, Mastiglanis, Pyrrhulina, and Synbranchus. It reaches 2 cm (0.8 inches) SL.[2]

Parotocinclus halbothi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Parotocinclus
Species:
P. halbothi
Binomial name
Parotocinclus halbothi
Lehmann A., Lazzarotto & Reis, 2014

References

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  1. ^ Lehmann, A Pablo et al. “Parotocinclus halbothi, a new species of small armored catfish (Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae), from the Trombetas and Marowijne River basins, in Brazil and Suriname.” Neotropical Ichthyology 12 (2014): 27-33.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Parotocinclus halbothi". FishBase.